Markoth |
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| Location | Kingdom's Edge |
| Health | 250 - 705 |
| Reward/s | 250 Essence |
Markoth is a Warrior Dream Boss in Hollow Knight. Bosses are special Enemies that feature their own arena, a large amount of health, and a variety of unique moves and abilities. You will need to perform multiple attacks such as using The Nail and Nail Arts along with the Spells and Abilities in order to defeat them. Some bosses are capable of entering into a state of stagger after landing a number of attacks on them.
As soon as you encounter a boss, its name will appear on the screen, the music will change into a boss battle theme, and usually, paths connecting the arena will close or will be blocked leaving you no choice but to face these devastating and unique foes.
Lingering dream of a fallen warrior. Only member of his forgotten tribe to take up a weapon.
May your efforts lead you somewhere worthy. - Markoth
Markoth Location
- Kingdom's Edge
- Must have the Dream Nail
- Challenge his ghost upon talking to him.
Markoth Rewards
- 250 Essence
Markoth Strategies
Strategy Writeup
Markoth's attacks are quite tricky, especially the barrage of nails. Having the Shade Cloak ability will help you dodge the projectiles if you are caught in a difficult situation. Since Markoth constantly flies and teleports around the arena, you can try to cling onto the walls to reach him and follow-up with ranged attacks using your spells. In conjunction with this, having the Shaman Stone paired with Spell Twister will be beneficial since it will maximize the overall effectiveness of the spells.
Attacks & Counters
| Attack | Counter |
| Phase 1 | |
| Dreamshield | Use Spells to pierce through the shield |
| Circulating Shields | Dash using Shade Cloak to avoid getting hit |
| Barrage of Nails | Equip and use Shape of Unn to avoid getting hit |
Markoth Lore
Markoth is a moth and a fierce warrior who was rejected in the kingdom of Hallownest. He decided to seclude himself in Kingdom's Edge where he would meditate hoping to find the reason for his existence, there, he fought and killed those who would come across him regardless of their reasons. At some point, he died and his remains were left to rot inside his cave. He only realizes that he is dead upon defeating him.
Markoth Notes & Trivia
- Markoth's health depends on the type of Nail The Knight has equipped.
- 250 (Old Nail)
- 400 (Sharpened Nail)
- 520 (Channelled Nail)
- 624 (Coiled Nail)
- 705 (Pure Nail)
Anonymoushow, may i ask, do you equip a snail shaman? (strategy writeup, last sentence- probably meant to say shaman stone.)
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I've been practicing with this guy to prepare for the Pantheon of Hallownest, and I can say without a doubt that he is my least favorite boss in the whole game (on Ascended difficulty).
I'm totally fine with messing up and learning from my mistakes. I won't blame the game for my lack of skill or practice. But when the boss spawns those spears directly on top of my dash at pure random, or when they spawn off-stage and it's sheer luck whether or not I can dodge them, that's when I take issue with the game itself.
Even with that aside, I still don't like having to play passively to avoid his jerky and random movements coupled with his shield.
He isn't too hard; he's just annoying and not fun for me to fight.
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